Marijuana Caused Infertility

Heavy marijuana use
by either women or men decreases the chance of a couple conceiving a child.

Marijuana Alters Hormone Levels

Heavy marijuana
usage in men is associated with an increase in endogenous estrogen levels at
the expense of testosterone (which can also cause enlarged male breasts by the
way) which negatively affects sperm counts and sperm activity and effectiveness.

About 50%

Studies of heavy
marijuana smoking men show that they produce roughly half the amount of seminal
fluid when compared with non smoking men, and in this decreased quantity of
seminal fluid are a significantly reduced number of active sperm.

It has the effect of
lowering fertility levels significantly. Men who boast a very high sperm count
will still be capable of conceiving children, but any man with an average or
below average count is going to be pushing his sperm count down into the infertile
region.

Tired-out Sperm

The sperm are not
only delivered in a lesser quantity, the marijuana stimulated sperm also react
differently, and after ejaculation start swimming far too quickly towards the
ova on their multi hour journey. They approach a marathon like a sprint, and by
the time they reach the ova, they are too fatigues and lethargic to push
through the wall of the ovum they are too weakened to push through the wall and
begin conception.

Women Shouldn’t
Smoke Either

But it's not only male
smokers who reduce the chances of procreation. When a women smokes marijuana,
the THC lingers in the reproductive system, and has the same hyperactivity and
fatigue affect on delivered sperm, even if the man is a non smoker.

Men who stop smoking
marijuana will gradually over a period of several months return to a baseline
state of fertility.

Couples who use
marijuana and suffer difficulties in conceiving children are strongly advised
to eliminate fertility harmful marijuana consumption.

Women who smoke
marijuana can also alter their hormonal chemical levels, decreasing the odds of
successful implantation in the womb.

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